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No. 742,459. PATBNTED mm2?, 190s.I

L'r. s. LEWIS, n. -P. GROW a; L. WOLF. SHOW CASE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 23. 1903.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 742,459, dated October 27, 1903. i

ltpiicnicn Eloi lnno. 1903. fSeril-l lio-162389. (In umili.)

lio it known that we, .I ons Lr;\v1 s,'l.\xmi. F. G non, and Lnnwl'o Wow, citizens of tho Unitod States, residing: :LL Wabash, in llwcounty of Wsbnsh nud Sinto of Indiana, havo invented certain new und useful improve- :ironia in Show-Cases; and we do declnrothe following io he n full, clear, :ind exact doscripiion of the invention, such as will ennblo oiliors slt-iled in the nrt. to which it appermins to make and use the same, reference hoinl.; inn] to the :accompanying drawings, and ..n '.hoiignres of reiferonce'mnrked' thereon, which form a part of this.spco-iiicalion.l

Gnr invention relates to store-lfnrniture,

b'xt more particularly to that class commonly.

knowuns show-casos. t

The object of our-invention is lo provide :in apmrntnso the said elnss'which is an improvoment on our lutcnb No. 7U4,056, dated .lnly 8, 1902; :md-our invention particularly oporation,nnd'resnib obtained remain prnc iicnliy the same.

Our invention specifically consisis in 'the operating mechanism ot' our show-case, in combination with the case.

Referring to tho accompanying drawings, Figure i is n verticnl cross-seciion take-n on ibo iiuo 1 loi Yi". 3, showing casein closed position. Fig. is n like view showing case in open position. Fig. 3 is n horizoninl scctibn maken on iino 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is n' detail View of dmwentrippng device. Fig.

5 is n detail of gong ou drawer,

Like numerals of'roforenee indicato the same parte throughout the several figures, in whiclvl is the sb avr-caso, havingnthe solidnouom lanci: 3, front and paneled glass top 5. inh'c baci: 3' a door` or series of doors (i, having.' therein n. mirror 7. Pivotcd to the' bottoni 2 at 5 is the opel-:iiiug-rod 9, shaped substantially ilse n bell-crunk, and pivotally connected to said operating-rod is a lnk 1Y0,- whien is pir/mcd to the crank 2S, :ind pivotod to the said crank 25 :it the same point is a iinkl 27, which is pivoerl at iLs rear end to n lover 1G, nlcrumed at into the support 11.

Connected to said lever 115 isla link 19, pivi oted-ntits other end to n crank 20, which is scoured to the rod '2l by a set-screw 22. Af',

both lends of said rod 2l nrecrnnks 23, which nro secured thereon by swnging the ends of said rods sqnnrennd forming square openings in said cranks 23. A mit. Si is then tapped on the ends of said rod,- and the extreme ends enter the sides 25 of the case to fot-n1 a journal for the snid rod. (See Fig. 3.) Tho ends of said cranks 23 nm pivotedlo the movable bottom 25. Iivoied to the lower nrxulever 1G is a link 27, which is connected to the crank 28, which crank is socuredon lthe rod 29 by means of two sei-screws 30. An

both ends of said rod 29 are` rockor-nr|ns 3l, having bifuroaied 'ends which `tiro attachedto and support the movable curved front 32.

Said rockers are secured 1.o the rod 29 in the same manner that. the cmnks23 nro scouredn to bho rod x21 or by any other simple. and effi- Vcient moans.V consists in simplifyingthe construction sei. forth in said paient, while tho object in View,

33 indieatos a. wood cap covering space be tween edges of movable frontnnd ense, so as to make n Light joinL and exclude the nir ns far as possible. 1

It will be noticed we provide the forward odge l'lof the movable bot-tom 26 substantislly einicireular, forming two flanges 262, which'eover snugly the spneo between the fr'on'b l :ind movnbie glass front 3'3, Fi". 1.

34 indicates a. cashLdrnwer which is secured boion the` movnbie bomom and carries n spring-hook 35, secured to tho back of said drawer. A pin 3Q is cnrried on rod 29, Fig.

4, and secured behind snid draweris nspring 40, normally exerting a pressure upon .sntd drawer and tending Lo push the same open.

A gong 4l is secured in Vclose proximity to said drawer, which issoundod by n spring;- clpper 42, which isongaged 'by a. lug 43, having n beveled' end secured to the side of tho drawer, sri-id in: acting also as a: stop 1.o prevent. the drawer from passing out.

44 indicanes a board fastened under-drawer- Yguides, which carriesthe block 45, to 'which the spring O is secured.

Having thus set forth our inventxon,.lt,s operatir'l is as follows: The goods 1re displayed on t-l-ie movable bottoni in zx inminor similar to any ordinary show-ense. ln-u it 'is desired'vto 'allow a. purchaser tn inspect me j raising: thosame ont of ongztgrement with the is pushed back by lever 1li and tho crank 2S Acrank 20 to revolve ther-od 2l, which carrics goods or to seit-ct th-erctrom, the operatingrod is gmped by the nlcsman and niort-.d toward his left. This movement of said rod pushes the link IO forward and raises orfani: 2S, whirl: revolves rnd Elfi, the pin ltherton, Fig. 4', 'frziziagzing` the spring-hook 35 :and

rod 29, thcrcby :chasing said hook und nilowing the spring d to (orco the tlta'\ver:nt1 which motion ot the drawer rings the gong by reason of the in; t3 tripping: 'the sprint:- clnpper 42. Tho forward tnot'cznent'of tinlinl: 10 acting on cmnlt 28 .mrt-ies itinto poffton shown Ain Fig. 2. This' movente-int of said crank 'acts en lever 1G by 'moans of link 27 and moves link i9, which nets on and raises th'e crunk 2?, thereby raising.: thc innr edge oi the movable bottom and crtnsing said bottoni to becxtctidod, as shown in Fig. 2. W provide friction-rollers 26" ander said movable bottom in order to facilitate its movement, At' the same time the link 1S* is raised to revolto the rod :29, which rocks the rockers 31 and swings tho, movable frame back into position shown in Fi". L. The movement ofthe operating-rod in the opposite direction reverses the operation jus: described and closes thouaso and lo'wcrs and draws in the bottom. It will bo noticed that we havo devised asimp'lo moans of balancing: the movable front, which in a lar-tze ense is of considernble weight. In order to accom-` plish this, we secure the spiral springn to the front t nudV back 3 and conncot the same to the :"ank This arrangement tends 'to assist. the raising and lowering ot' the front and guardsA against a too :suddenA or Iviolent openin" or closing ot' the front.

The simplicity ofouropornting mechanism is apparent, particularly so when seen in conf nccton with our tonnor patent., No. 704,056. lt is also evident that the cznnks 2Q and 2S may be adjusted on the rods 21 and 29' to n' nicety or in ordorto regalato the lit't and extension of tho bottom,l as well as to regulate the swing of the front. It. is also apparent that. in our improvement. we utiliz/.o no cogfl,

pioions, racks, segments, orany intricate and Yoxprmiie partsantl castings, while werednco .the cost of manufacture to nA great degree.

and provide n n operatingv det'ice which is about haii the weight of onr former device.

vrhie at 'the same time more dnmblo and efficient.

We do not. Gish to be understood as iimit.-

ings ourolves to the exact lconstr'nction bernin' son forth, as tarions slight` changes muy bo made therein by those staillcd in the nrt, and ne consider onrclvos clearly entitled to all such changes and mmliiitations..

what woclatm ns.' now, and desire vto scettro by Lettorsrlatr-nt of tht.` United Staten, isb-- l.. In a show-caso, the combination of :tY movable front, n tnolvnhltl bottom, and anoperntingw'mi,l a lever atlaptvd to b'o moved by said operrttingrod, conncotions between one ond of said let-cr and the movnblo bottom, and connections between the other end of said lever nn'd tho movnblo front.

`2. In n show-caso, the combination of a .movable front, a movable bottom and an op-l oratlng-rod, means for-cxtendngtand tilting said bottom and raisingsnid front,atid means foradjusting the 'extension and tilting ofsnid bottom.

3. In n show-case, the combination of a movable front'; a movable bottom, and moans for moving said movable front. and. mnt'nhlo bottom, means formed on the forward'odgo of said movable bottom for c ot'eri n g the open- "ing throngh which said movable bottom exnectng said crank to said lover, and means. for opera-ting snid lover.

In testimony whereof we aftix ont' signa-- tures in presence ot' two witnesses.

JOHN S. LEWIS. DAN. F. GROW. LUDWIG WOLF. Witnesses;

AARON MANDELnAUM, GEORGE SWAIN. 

